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Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:04:20 -0600
From: Derrick Betts <list@blueaxis.com>
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To: Joshua <joshua@joshuaneil.com>
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Subject: Re: another simple SQL question
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Try this:
SELECT substr(fullname, 1, position(',' IN fullname)-1) AS first,
   trim(substr(fullname, position(',' IN fullname)+1, length(fullname))) 
AS last
   FROM table_name;

Joshua wrote:
> Ok here is another simple question from a novice....
> 
> Here is what my table looks like
> 
> firstname         lastname         fullname
> ----------       ----------       -----------
>                                              smith, john
>                                              green, susan
>                                              white, jeff
> 
> 
> How can I break the fullname field into firstname lastname fields so it 
> looks like the following:
> 
> firstname      lastname      fullname
> ---------     ---------       ---------
> john             smith             smith, john
> susan           green             green, susan
> jeff               white             white, jeff
> 
> Please let me know. Sorry for such simple novice questions, I appreciate 
> your support.
> 
> THANKS!
> 
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